Trouble reaching Microsoft Update Catalog

Posted on 2018-01-07 by guenni

Windows Update[German]Currently there seems to be massive trouble with the 'Microsoft Update Catalog'. Reaching Microsoft Update Catalog seems to works only at random. Here are some information about the topic. Maybe blog readers can confirm the observations or know a cause and workarounds.

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FYI: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (January 5, 2018)

Posted on 2018-01-06 by guenni

Sicherheit[German]Beside the revised Security Update Advisory, mentioned within the blog post PSA: Microsoft Security Update Releases January 5, 2018, Microsoft released also a 2nd Security Advisory Notification, detailling security revisions related to 'speculative execution side-channel' mitigation.

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PSA: Microsoft Security Update Releases January 5, 2018

Posted on 2018-01-06 by guenni

Sicherheit[German]Microsoft has revised a number of Security Update Releases on January 5, 2018. Here is an overview, what has been revisioned.

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HP Notebook Battery Safety Recall and Replacement Program

Posted on 2018-01-06 by guenni

[German]HP has just launched a safety-related battery recall for HP notebooks and mobile workstations. This is due to overheating of the batteries with a fire hazard. Owners of HP equipment must check whether they are affected.

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IE require DOM storage to display Microsoft’s KB article

Posted on 2018-01-05 by guenni

[German]A German blog reader informed me a day ago about a strange issue. He was no more able to retrieve Microsoft KB articles from the update history in Internet Explorer. After some investigation we found out, that Microsoft is in the process of rebuilding its web pages internally with regard to JavaScript and XML. Without authorized DOM storage, IE 11 no longer provides access to KB articles.

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Critical Security Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (01/03/2018)

Posted on 2018-01-05 by guenni

Windows Update[German]In addition to updates for Windows 10, Microsoft also released various critical (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions as of January 3,2018. These also address the Intel CPU vulnerability. Here is an overview of these updates. Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Critical Updates (01/03/2018)

Posted on 2018-01-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates for various Windows 10 builds on January 3, 2018. This addresses the Intel CPU bug and mitigates vulnerabilities in Edge and Internet Explorer. Here is an overview of what you should know. Continue reading →

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Critical Updates for Windows and Browser (01/03/2018)

Posted on 2018-01-04 by guenni

Windows Update[German]On January 3, 2018, Microsoft released critical updates for its supported Windows versions as well as for the browsers Edge and Internet Explorer. Here is an overview.

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Microsoft releases Windows 10 Patch to fix Intel Bug

Posted on 2018-01-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft starts rolling out an out-of-band update to mitigate (fix) the Intel CPU vulnerability bug within Windows. Currently the update for Windows 10 is available, patches for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 as well as the server counterparts will follow.

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Is Microsofts (Word) DDE-Patch failed partially?

Posted on 2018-01-04 by guenni

[German]In December 2017, Microsoft released security updates for Microsoft Office to disable DDE functionality. However, the vulnerability may not be completely mitigated, because a new malware campaign addresses the DDE vulnerability.

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